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In Good Hands With Fasano

Fantastic Fasano- From PFF
Still, there are plenty who can be proud of their performances. Take Anthony Fasano for example, who went the entire year without dropping a single pass. He may not excite a fanbase like some other tight ends, but he’s once again proven to be a reliable weapon for his quarterback.
He was the only tight end not to drop a pass, while three others all ended the year with only the one drop. Of them, Jacob Tamme caught the most balls and so finished second overall, highlighting how effective he was despite being a situational player.

Rank

Name

Team

Targets

Catches

Drops

Catchable

Drop Rate

1

Anthony Fasano

MIA

61

41

0

41

0

2

Jacob Tamme

DEN

80

52

1

53

1.89

3

Zach J. Miller

SEA

46

38

1

39

2.56

4

Jeff Cumberland

NYJ

52

29

1

30

3.33

5

Tony Gonzalez

ATL

121

93

4

97

4.12

6

Dennis Pitta

BLT

90

61

3

64

4.69

7

Heath Miller

PIT

93

71

4

75

5.33

8

Greg Olsen

CAR

96

69

4

73

5.48

9

Ben Watson

CLV

74

49

3

52

5.77

10

Dallas Clark

TB

69

47

3

50

6

I've read a number of posters complain about Fasano's hands. Let's put that to rest. In addition to the above from last year, the year before he caught 32 with 1 drop, and the year before that he caught 39 wit two drops. He also has not had a fumble in three years, scoring 5, 5, and 4 TD's, while being a top blocker.

Complain, if ya like about his speed but, not his hands, production, or value to the team.

He was MIA for a massive part of the year, when Tannehill could have used a security blanket. He had less receiving yards than every other starting tight end and some backups. He's a mediocre blocker, and some people want to crown him an end zone threat because of his five touchdowns, which puts only puts him T-16. I really don't understand the praise he gets - probably one of the most overrated Dolphins of the last few years. He's a #2 on the vast majority of teams or even a #3 on a few others. Give him backup money or move on.

The problem with Fasano is that he does not fit well into our new system where the tight end is expected to play as a big body slot receiver and be able to create miss matches vs linebackers and safeties.

Granted, and it does not look like Clay or Egnew are going to be that man. Clay has done his damage out out the H-back, and may just be a situational weapon. Without seeing practices, only place Egnew has played, no idea what Sherman and Philbin think of him.

Regardless, Fasano is an asset to the team in blocking, great hands, and scoring some TD's. Why would we not want to keep that? How important is scoring TD's to this team in the red zone?

He's not going to cost a lot, and has proven his worth by his play over the past three years. How many other players can we say that about?

He was MIA for a massive part of the year, when Tannehill could have used a security blanket. He had less receiving yards than every other starting tight end and some backups. He's a mediocre blocker, and some people want to crown him an end zone threat because of his five touchdowns, which puts only puts him T-16. I really don't understand the praise he gets - probably one of the most overrated Dolphins of the last few years. He's a #2 on the vast majority of teams or even a #3 on a few others. Give him backup money or move on.

I see Fasano tied for #10 on TDs, with Aaron Hernandez and Vernon Davis. I also see him at #3 in 2011 on yards per catch among all TE's, and #4 the year before. I also completely disagree on his blocking ability.